Grand Forks Travel Guide

Welcome to Grand Forks, British Columbia

Grand Forks, know as the land of sunshine and borscht, is located on the border between Canada and the U.S., in BC's southern interior. This quiet mountain town is situated around the convergence of the Kettle and Granby Rivers that shape a fork that the town was named after. Besides these two rivers and the great number of beaches they create, this town is also blessed with the rare location in a valley that runs east to west, giving it an unusual amount of sunshine in the summertime. The town's history is closely tied to the mining and railroad boom of the 1890's, and is linked with the history of the Doukhobors, a group of pacifist Russian immigrants who settled in the valley in 1909 and brought with them a rich Russian soup called borscht. Due to the varied semi-arid climate, Grand Forks is an attractive destination all year round—in the winter, great snowfalls and a close proximity to major ski hills like Big White, Red Mountain, Baldy and Phoenix make for a great ski season, while wild mountain ranges and the friendly neighbouring resort town of Christina Lake provide an abundance of activities under the summer sun.